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“What are some of the common factors – all much welcomed signs of improved workplace wellness – that are common to America’s healthiest companies? A marked reduction in smoking, plus measurable reductions in glucose and blood pressure levels emerge as the most consistent hallmarks of a truly healthy workplace,” according to Employee Benefit News.

“And as Interactive Health compiles its list of the yearly Healthiest Companies in America award, the health management solutions provider says that employers who use incentive programs to build personal responsibility in their own health, as well as focus on the importance of early detection and identification of the risk factors common in preventable disease, are all capable of reaching those targets and building a much healthier workforce.”

“Joe A. O’Brien, president and CEO of Interactive Health, says that the 68 companies honored in his company’s list – a list that the firm has been assembling for the past eight years – have all made a point of taking wellness from an admirable sounding concept to a real program with tangible results, and creating wide acceptance at each workplace. All of the companies honored achieved a very low health risk status – based on company-wide biometric testing – as well as sustaining strong employee participation in their programs. The low health risk factors meant getting a clean bill of health on indicators including blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose and tobacco usage.”